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Lyrics & meaning

Kalayum Meghame

From Keni · 2018

Lyricist
Pazhani Bharathi
Singer
Sithara Krishnakumar
Music director
M Jayachandran
Movie name
Keni
Movie release year
2018
Lyrics added on
30 Mar 2020

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Kalaiyum megamae
Kalaiyum megamae
Piriyum paadhaigal kalangudhae
Vizhiyil eeramaai manadhil baaramaai
Mazhaiyin vaasanai urangudhae
Udal sudar yaethi ingae
Uyir mazhaiyae nee engae
Ariyaamal puriyaamal vizhi neeril moozhgudhae
Kalaiyum megamae
Kalaiyum megamae
Piriyum paadhaigal kalangudhae
Manadhil vaanavil nirangal eriyudhae
Iraivaa unnidam karunai illaiyo
Vizhigal oridam urakkam oridam
Kanavum paadhai maari ponadho
Kalaiyum megamae
Kalaiyum megamae
Piriyum paadhaigal kalangudhae
Paravai koottilae paravai illaiyae
Parakkum vaanamum thelivaai illaiyae
Siragai thaedidum paravai payanathil
Idhayam ondrai ondru saerumo
Kalaiyum megamae
Kalaiyum megamae
Piriyum paadhaigal kalangudhae
Vizhiyil eeramaai manadhil baaramaai
Mazhaiyin vaasanai urangudhae
Udal sudar yaethi ingae
Uyir mazhaiyae nee engae
Ariyaamal puriyaamal vizhi neeril moozhgudhae
Vizhiyil eeramaai manadhil baaramaai
Mazhaiyin vaasanai urangudhae
O drifting cloud,
O drifting cloud,
The parting paths are filled with sorrow.
With tears in the eyes and a heavy heart,
The scent of rain lies asleep.
As the body burns like a flame here,
Where are you, O rain of my soul?
Without knowing or understanding, the eyes drown in tears.
O drifting cloud,
O drifting cloud,
The parting paths are filled with sorrow.
In the heart, the colors of the rainbow are burning.
O God, is there no mercy in you?
The eyes are in one place, sleep is in another,
Has the dream also lost its way?
O drifting cloud,
O drifting cloud,
The parting paths are filled with sorrow.
There is no bird inside the nest,
And the sky to fly in is not clear.
On the journey of the bird searching for its wings,
Will these hearts ever unite?
O drifting cloud,
O drifting cloud,
The parting paths are filled with sorrow.
With tears in the eyes and a heavy heart,
The scent of rain lies asleep.
As the body burns like a flame here,
Where are you, O rain of my soul?
Without knowing or understanding, the eyes drown in tears.
With tears in the eyes and a heavy heart,
The scent of rain lies asleep.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Kalaiyum Megamae is a deeply emotional song of grief, separation, and existential longing. Using clouds, rain, and sky as allegories for human emotion, the song describes the pain of diverging paths and lost hopes. The metaphor of dispersing clouds reflects relationships drifting apart, leaving eyes filled with tears and hearts heavy with sorrow.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Uruvagam (Metaphor)

“Uyir mazhaiyae nee engae”

Compares the beloved or life force to rain (Uyir mazhaiyae) that can quench the inner burning sensation of grief.

Imagery

“Paravai koottilae paravai illaiyae / Parakkum vaanamum thelivaai illaiyae”

Paints a vivid picture of emptiness and confusion using an empty nest and a hazy sky.

Iyaibu (End Rhyme)

“Udal sudar yaethi ingae / Uyir mazhaiyae nee engae”

Matching ending sound ('ingae' and 'engae') creates a rhythmic, melancholic musical flow.

Oxymoron / Paradox

“Manadhil vaanavil nirangal eriyudhae”

Contrasts beautiful rainbow colors with the destructive act of burning to emphasize internal turmoil.

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Trivia

The film Keni (2018) is a bilingual drama (released as Kinaru in Malayalam) that explores water rights and border disputes between Tamil Nadu and Kerala. The soundtrack was composed by M. Jayachandran and Bijibal, featuring poignant lyricism by Pazhani Bharathi.

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